and secondly, he has to put barack obama on the defensive. a big challenge there for him because the two are mutually contradictory. >> we're just looking at pictures there of mitt romney sans jacket, so trying to prove that he is the man next door. this has been the whole way through the campaign. gretchen, it is obama's to lose because he is in the lead. what do you think we're likely to see in terms of the tone of the debate and where each candidate will try and push this conversation? >> you know, i think the one who wins this debate will be the one who brings the other out of their comfort zone. president obama will not want to talk about his record, so romney will have a challenge in that and he should. he should challenge obama, try to get him to talk about his record, talk about his policies and how they have or have not worked. i think they will talk a little bit about how they have not worked. if we really want to continue those policies for the next four years. at the same time, romney needs to go in and talk about what his policie